So, left for work this morning and everything in my Mbuna tank (Relatively new, stocking was
1 pair Mali Chiclids
4 Albinos
3 Goldens
2 Blue (forgot the name, sorry)
In a 75g extremely overfiltered tank (2 Rena XP3's)
I know it was understocked, but I was going slowly and adding new species as my LFS got in neat ones.
When I got back, I noticed my male Mawi (or Mali, not sure) floating, and 2 of the smaller ones on the bottom. I just about flipped out. All of the fish had just about lost their color. I noticed the others swimming on the top, but all looking to have breathing stress. No signs of ich, all water prams perfect, and I had done a PWC 2 days before of about 25%.
Then it occured to me. I had really came close to overfilling the tank, leaving no air gap between the glass and water. The only thing it could have been to kill the fish was suffocation.
I feel like ****. That was my favorite fish of all of my tanks. I saw a single male Mawi or w/e at Petsmart, might go rescue him now if the female makes it.
I don't have an emergancy air source, as I have a generator if the power went out. I wish I had one now. I opened the lid, aimed both filter returns up to agitate the water, and splashed around the surface a lot.
1 pair Mali Chiclids
4 Albinos
3 Goldens
2 Blue (forgot the name, sorry)
In a 75g extremely overfiltered tank (2 Rena XP3's)
I know it was understocked, but I was going slowly and adding new species as my LFS got in neat ones.
When I got back, I noticed my male Mawi (or Mali, not sure) floating, and 2 of the smaller ones on the bottom. I just about flipped out. All of the fish had just about lost their color. I noticed the others swimming on the top, but all looking to have breathing stress. No signs of ich, all water prams perfect, and I had done a PWC 2 days before of about 25%.
Then it occured to me. I had really came close to overfilling the tank, leaving no air gap between the glass and water. The only thing it could have been to kill the fish was suffocation.
I feel like ****. That was my favorite fish of all of my tanks. I saw a single male Mawi or w/e at Petsmart, might go rescue him now if the female makes it.
I don't have an emergancy air source, as I have a generator if the power went out. I wish I had one now. I opened the lid, aimed both filter returns up to agitate the water, and splashed around the surface a lot.